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No Longer World Class Capacity

On 3 December 2019 By Pedantic of Purley In Board meetings, Jubilee line, Long reads, Northern line, Victoria line

For many years TfL have run an investment programme grandly entitled ‘World Class Capacity’. Its worthy aim was to introduce a frequency of trains on the Northern, Jubilee and Victoria that could be considered world …

Monday’s Friday Reads – 21 October 2019

On 21 October 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Friday Reads, Northern line, Trams/Streetcars/LRT, Waterways

• Northern Line’s mulled Egyptian renaming (IanVisits) • South London’s lost canals (TheGreatWen) • Great Yarmouth’s 1928 Venetian waterways reopen after restoration (Revitalization) • Stockholm’s abandoned Eriksdal train tunnel (AtlasObscura) • Munich’s U9 Ubahn extension …

Tube line to heat up London homes in winter (Guardian)

On 27 August 2019 By Long Branch Mike In Industry News, Northern line

The sweltering temperatures on the tube’s Northern line will soon begin keeping homes in Islington, north London, cosy through the colder months, under a scheme to harness the heat from the underground. By the end …

Don’t Bank on Crossrail

On 11 February 2019 By Pedantic of Purley In Central line, Construction projects, Crossrail, Network Rail, Northern line

Throughout TfL’s recent trials and tribulations, there seemed to be one major project that remained on schedule. It was also largely on budget, but facing ‘cost pressures’. Unlike just about every other substantial TfL project, …

Beyond Thameslink and Crossrail: A London Transport Update

On 17 July 2018 By Pedantic of Purley In Board meetings, Cycles, GOBLIN, Jubilee line, Mayor's Transport Strategy, NLL, Northern line, Pedestrians, TfL, Victoria line

Accounts of what is happening in the world of transport in London in the past few months have largely been focused on Crossrail and Thameslink. Whilst these two major construction projects (together totalling over £22billion) …

Third World Class Capacity: The Austerity Upgrades

On 6 November 2017 By Pedantic of Purley In Jubilee line, London Underground, Northern line

In our previous article on the cancellation of London Underground’s World Class Capacity programme we looked at the reasons for its cancellation. Now it is time to look at exactly what has been cancelled and what can be salvaged from the aborted programme.

Third World Class Capacity: Cancelling Tube Upgrades

On 31 October 2017 By Pedantic of Purley In Jubilee line, London Underground, Northern line, Rolling stock

On Friday, 13 October 2017 TfL officially announced a ‘pause’ to its Jubilee and Northern lines World Class Capacity programme. This harked back to a similar statement made by Patrick McLoughlin, then Transport Minister, about …

In Pictures: The Northern Line TBMs Arrive

On 21 February 2017 By John Bull In Construction projects, Northern line

TfL have released a number of images showing the Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) for the Northern Line Extension. These were lifted into place at Ferrovial Agroman Laing O’Rourke’s TBM portal at Battersea earlier this month. …

Exploring The Night Tube Part 1: Making the Case

On 1 November 2016 By Jonathan Roberts In Jubilee line, Night, Northern line, Piccadilly line, Victoria line

Ask the average commuter how many peaks exist in a week on London transport and, after a bit of thought, they’ll probably tell you ten – five morning inbound and five afternoon return. In truth …

Not Quite World Class Capacity

On 7 March 2016 By Pedantic of Purley In Jubilee line, London Underground, Northern line, Rolling stock

Very logically, and very conveniently for us, TfL’s Finance and Policy panel has now published details of the proposed infrastructure upgrade to the Jubilee and Northern lines. So as a nice follow up to our …

Mind The (Train) Gap? A Look at the World Class Capacity Upgrades

On 19 February 2016 By Pedantic of Purley In Battersea Extension, Jubilee line, London Underground, Northern line, Rolling stock, Victoria line

Some TfL panels are always worth keeping an eye on for unexpected developments, and the most recently announced Rail and Underground Panel meeting set antennae twitching at LR Towers with notable indications that something significant …

Second Time Lucky: Rebuilding Camden Town Station

On 14 October 2015 By John Bull In Construction projects, Northern line

In 2005 TfL’s plans to rebuild Camden Town station were wholeheartedly rejected by both the council and the community they were intended to serve. Ten years later, with a station rebuild now critical, a chastened …

London 2050 (Part 5): Peak Tube

On 16 April 2015 By Jonathan Roberts In Central line, Circle line, Crossrail, Crossrail 2, Hammersmith & City, Jubilee line, London Assembly, London Underground, Northern line, Piccadilly line, TfL

According to the London 2050 report’s forecasts, the demand for the Underground will rise by 60% in the next thirty five years. That’s a challenging target to address with additional capacity, given the pressures the …

Twin Peaks: Timetable Changes On The Northern Line

On 14 January 2015 By Pedantic of Purley In Battersea Extension, London Underground, Northern line

Operationally the Northern Line is probably the most interesting tube line. As the line’s signal upgrade programme comes to an official end, we look at the recent Northern Line timetable improvements and how frequency seems …

The New Tube For London: The Driverless Train With A Driver

On 15 October 2014 By John Bull In Bakerloo Line, Bombardier, Central line, Kings Cross, London Underground, Northern line, Piccadilly line, Rolling stock, TfL, Waterloo & City

On the 9th October, at Kings Cross, TfL unveiled the latest concept for the New Tube for London (NTfL) – the rolling stock design that will serve the majority of the “Deep Tube” lines, beginning …